Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Talk with Artist Austin Straus

Collages/Paintings and Books II

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Time:
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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"Paintings/Collages and Books II" is a whole new exhibition of the works of artist, poet, musician Austin Straus. Thus, we are pleased to have Austin Straus return to talk about his current works on display. "The works shown here are a small sampling of my output spanning more than 50 years. In many of my collages I try to suggest the multiplicity, ambiguities, and interplay of memories and dreams."

Join us for an "Artist Alley" gallery talk with Austin Straus at the exhibition, Tuesday, March 18, noon - 1pm.

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Ben Ehrenreich on "Writing as Pathology"

The Oxy community is invited to the 7th Annual Charles Jensvold Memorial Lecture by Ben Ehrenreich on "Writing as Pathology"

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Time:
11:45 PM - 11:45 PM

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Ben Ehrenreich is a graduate of Brown University, a Freelance Writer, the Middle East Correspondent for the LA Review of Books, and a contributing writer for Los Angeles Magazine. His books include the novels Ether and The Suitors, publications of short fiction, and more than 200 Essays, including Railroaded, on unearthed Chinese graves and the buried history of Los Angeles, Snowstorm in Ramallah, report from the West Bank, Before Stonewall, The End of the Beginning, on the police raid on Occupy LA, and many recent articles on the Middle East. His Awards include the PEN Center USA Literary Award in Journalism, an Alumni Arts Award from Headlands Center for the Arts, National Magazine Award, GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Magazine Article, and artist residencies at Djerassi and the Sundance Institute Writing Program.

The lecture is made possible with a generous grant from the family in honor of Charles Jensvold, a graduate of Occidental’s English Department and an aspiring writer who died prematurely in 2005.

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Performance by Oxy's Accidentals and Cadence

Oxy's Accidentals and Cadence will be performing alongside University of Maryland's premier Jewish a cappella group, Kol Sasson! Kol Sasson has performed at the White House twice, produced six professional CD's, and, most recently, sang at the Congressional Hanukkah Celebration at the Library of Congress.

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Last Lecture Series: Kerry Thompson

Mortar Board presents Professor Kerry Thompson of the biology department. Professor Thompson will give the first of this semester's lectures, entitled "This is What I Think and This is Why I Think It." Auntie Em's cupcakes will be sold before and after the lecture.

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Fireside Chat with alumni Starlie Chinen '09

Starlie will discuss her experiences at Oxy, the transition from Oxy to the real world, and her career path since graduating in 2009. Starlie was a Physics major with an emphasis in education and is now teaching high school math in LA.

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

The Role of the Private Sector in Asia

A talk by Ann Florini of The Brookings Institution presented by The John Parke Young Initiative on the Global Economy

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Time:
2:15 AM - 3:45 AM

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Ann Florini is a nonresident senior fellow with Foreign Policy, and a professor of Public Policy at Singapore Management University. She works on global governance, energy policy, and the public roles of private corporations.